dbyar rtswa dgun 'bu

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དབྱར་རྩྭ་དགུན་འབུ
chinese caterpillar fungus cordyceps sinensis (berk.) sacc. [JV]

(med) Caterpillar fungus
Synonyms : rtswa da byid (Wangyal 2020), 'bu (Lama 2001 Dolpo)

dbyar rtsa dgun 'bu ni / ri mtho sar skye ba dbyar dus rtsa ba 'bu 'dra la lo ma ri sgog 'dra zhing me tog a bar ltar ljang ba'i rtsa ba ston kar go snyod lta bu ste / shel dkar me long las / de khu ba 'phel byed [?] mchog tu bshad // ('Jam-dpal rDo-rje, print p 168)

Illustrations : 'Jam-pal rDo-rje (print p 168) dbyar rtsa dgun bu

1. Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Berk.) Sacc., Caterpillar fungus (Lama 2001)

A parasitic fungus growing on larvae of ghost moths. The fungus germinates in the living larva, kills and mummifies it, and then a dark brown stalk-like fruiting body which is a few centimeters long emerges from the corpse and stands upright (wikipedia).
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 17:17, 16 April 2024 (EDT)